Folding bed.



I I. l. HIGGINS.

FOLDING BED. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2|. I9I3- RENEWED SEPT. |9 I914. 1,137,402.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

I n: NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHKI. WASHINGTON. D4 C,

I JOSEPH I. HIGGINS, or EAST BOCKAWAY, NEW YORK.

FOLDING BED.

Application filed July 21, 1913, Serial No. 780,195.

To all whom it may concern) j Be it known that I, J osEPH I. HIGs1Ns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Rockaway, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Folding Bed, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Theinvention relates tothe called mantel beds and itsobject is to provide a new and improved folding bed arranged to permit of conveniently swinging the bed downward into extended position for use, or upward into vertical position against a wall or other support to occupy a minimum amount ofspace in the/room, at the same-time giving a wardrobe appearance to the bed and providing a shelf for supporting ornamental or other articles. I

' For the purpose mentioned useis made of a spring. frame provided with side bars, floor brackets provided with bearings engaged by one of the said side bars to permit ofswinging the spring frame from horizontal into vertical folded position'or vice versa, side bar brackets attached to. the other side bar, and legs pivoted on the said side bar brackets and adapted to rest on. the floor at the time the bed is inra horizontal position, the said legs being adaptedtohang in -a vertical position at the time the spring frame is swung upward into vertical. folded position.

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe folding bed in vertical folded position and showing the curtain partly drawn back; Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same on the line 22 of Fig.1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of one'of the fioor'brackets; Fig. l is an enlarged view of one of the legs and its shelf bracket, and Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view of the bed on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

-The spring frame A of the bed is of the usual construction and is provided with a suitable bed spring B adapted to'support the mattress C of the'bed. "The spring frame Ais further provided with the usual side bars D, D, of which the sidebar Dis the rear. side bar and engagesopen bearings E formed on the upper ends of'floor brackets E attached to the fioorF adjacent to a wall F or other support, asindicatedin Figs. 1 and 2. On the side bar D, which is located at the front side of the bed, are clamped brackets G each preferably formed I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 2'7, 1%}15.

Renewed September 19, 1914. Serial No. 862,596.

of two parts G,G connected with each bracket parts G, G are adapted to be-fastened together by a bolt u* to securely draw the parts G and G in clamping contact with the side bar D with a view, to securely fasten the brackets G to the said side bar D.

The bracket part G of each bracket G is provided with an integral lug G which carries a pivot H for a leg H to swing on, so that the leg H stands at an angle to the spring frame A and rests on the floor F at the time the bed is in extended position, see dotted lines in Fig. 2, or the said leg hangs down parallel with the spring frame A at the time the bed is swung upward into vertical folded position as shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2. The heel end H of each leg H is beveled and adapted to abut against the exterior portion of thebracket part G at the time the spring frame A is in horizontal position, so that each leg H is practically locked in extended position.

Each bracket part G 's further provided with a lug- G -at a right angle to the lug and terminatingin an attaching member G to which is secured a shelf I preferably in the form of the side rail of an ordinary bedstead so as to give the bed the proper appearance when in use. It is understood that the shelf I extends in a vertical plane at the time the bed is in extended position for use, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, but when the bed is in folded vertical position the shelf I extends horizontally over the top of the bed to form a support for ornaments or other articles. a

A curtain rod J of approximately U-shaped form extends along the front edge of the ends of the shelf 1, and is secured at its terminals by brackets J to the said shelf I. The curtain rod J is engaged by rings K of a two-part curtain K adapted to be drawn sleeping purposes the two parts of the curtain shown are drawn apart to the sides of the bed and are encircled by bands L hooked or otherwise removably attached to the spring B or other portion of the bed so that the folded curtain does not interfere while swinging the bed from vertical folded position downward into a horizontal extended position.

The mattress C and the bedclothing are adapted to be locked in place by the use of bands N terminating at one end in hooks N hooking onto the bed spring B, as plainly indicated-in Figs. 1 and 2. The other ends of the bands N terminate in single large hooks N adapted to hook onto the side bar 'D so that the bands N pass over or around the mattress and the be'dclothing to securely hold the same in place on the bed springs B.

It is understood that by the arrangement described the side bar D of the spring frame can be readily engaged with the bearings E of the floor brackets E secured to the floor, and it is only necessary for the user to swing the bed either up into a vertical position or down into horizontal position according to the intended use of the bed at the time. It is also understood that when the bed is swung downward into horizontal position the legs H gradually move into a right angled position relative to the spring frame A so as to rest on the floor and thus support the bed with the mattress C the desired distance above the floor. When the bed is to be folded against the wall F it is only necessary for the operator to swing the bed upward so that the side bar D turns in the bearings E and then the operator can draw the curtain K into closed position to hide the bed at the same time permitting the use of the shelf I for supporting ornamental and other articles. The folding bed shown and described is very simple and durable in construction and. composed of comparatively few parts. It will also be noticed that when the bed is in extended position the curtain parts K are folded at the ends ofthe bed and extend in a transverse direction so as to be completely out of the way, that is, do not interfere when swinging the bed into folded or extended position. It is also understood that the bands N are placed in position immediately prior to swinging the bed from horizontal into vertical position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

1. A folding bed, comprising a spring frame provided with side bars, floor brackets provided with bearings engaged by one of the said side bars to permit of swinging the spring frame from a horizontal into a vertical folded position or vice versa, legs pivoted adjacent the other side of the frame and adapted to rest on the floor at the time the spring frame is in horizontal position,

and adapted to hang in a vertical position at the time the spring frame is in vertical folded position, and a shelfcarried by, and

movable with, the last mentioned frame side of the said side bars to permit of swinging the spring frame from a horizontal into a vertical folded position or vice versa, side bar brackets attached to the other side bar, legs pivoted on the said side bar brackets and adapted to rest on the'floor at the time the spring frame is in horizontal posi-* tion, and adapted tohang in a vertical positionat the time the spring frame is in vertical folded position, and a shelf attached to the said side bar bracketsand adapted to form a side rail for the bed at the time the bed is in extended position.

3. A bed, comprising a spring frame having front and rear side bars, floor brackets adapted to be attached to the floor and having open bearings adapted to be engaged by the said rear side bar, leg brackets each having bearing parts pivotally' connected with each other and adapted to engage the front side bar, a bolt connecting the bearing parts with each other to clampingly attach the leg brackets to the said front side-bar, each leg bracket having lugs standing at an angle one to the other, a leg pivoted to one ofthe lugs, and a shelf attached to the other lug. 4. In a shelf bed, the combination of a 1 bed frame having a pivotal support at one side whereby it may be moved from a hori- I zontal to a vertical position and vice-versa, a shelf carried by the opposite side of the frame and forming a side rail for the bed in lowered position, covering curtain members movable along the shelf to conceal the frame in raised position, and means whereby to hold the said curtain members 1n ,furled position at the, ends of the frame when the latter is lowered, substantially as name to this specification in the presence 12 of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH I. HIGGINS.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hosrmz, PHILIP D. RoLLH'AUs.

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